Julio Cortazar

Historical Background

He was a rural teacher for 5 years

Economical Background

Social background

Family

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Parents

Maria Herminia Descotte (mother)

After traveling to Paris because of an scholarship he obtained, he became an UNESCO translator, which allowed him to stay permanently in the French capital

In the 1960´s, Julio Cortazar became one of the main figures in the "boom" of Hispanic American literature.

At the age of 4 he moved to Argentina.

Julio Jose Cortazar (Father)

Events that impacted him

His father was involved in a commercial venture as part of Argentina's diplomatic presence.

Romantic life

He passed from living in Europe (Belguim, Barcelona) to Banfield, near Buenos Aires (LATAM)

For economical income, he would for a short period teach secondary schools, and would analyze sonnets under a pseudonym. Not much after he would be a professor of the french language, and publish a book about the myth of theseus and the minotaur.

biggest inspirations

He traveled to Cuba in 1965, after that and thanks to his social and political awarness, he was involved in many political acts such as the inauguration of the president Salvador Allende in Chile or supporting the trade union movement in Nicaragua.

His birth coincided with the beggining of the first world war.

His parents were called Julio Jose Cortazar and Maria Herminia Descotte.

3 years before dying he obtained French nationality (without having to renounce Argentinas one).

He died in Paris 1984

He died in Paris on February 12, 1984

He was born in Bruselas 1914

During his young years he was a very sick kid because of this he had to stay at bed for a long time

Carol Dunlop

Cortez say that because of this he used to read alot of Julio Verne, Victor Hugo y Edgar Allan Poe which he said on future years really inspired him

Aurora Bernardez

Born in 1946 the 2 of april in Quincy, Massachusetts, United states


He described his childhood home as being big and having a lot of things for a child to educate himself with as well as toys and activity areas

Died the 2 of november of 1982, Paris, France

studied in the Lake Erie College and the university of McGill

One of the biggest events in his life was the abandonment of his father towards his family which also caused to be in a tight economic situation

Married to Cortazar from 1981 to 1982

He did most of his schooling in Banfield , a middle /working class town near Buenos Aires .

He would later go on to become a full time professional writer as his dependent economic income source

In 1962 Julio traveled to Cuba and after this he changed his way of seeing life causing a great change is his mentality and his writing

Writer, traducer, activist and photographer

In 1953 , he moved to france with his wife , but during this time they had a small financial struggle .

Known books: "Los astronautasde la cosmopista"

REFERENCES:

Julio Cortazar. (2018, June 18). Retrieved December 03, 2020, from https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Julio_Cortazar

But this quiqly ended once he started to translate the complete work, in prose, by Edgar Allan Poe for the University of Puerto Rico

Born in 1920 the 23 of february in Buenos Aires, Agentina

Studied in the faculty of philosophy and letters

Writer and traducer

After this he develop and fascination for politics

After all this he started becoming more involve in different movements such as the Sandinista movement

Because of his work and income he was able to travel all around to country to places like Paris, Italy ,and poland .

Julio Cortázar. (n.d.). Retrieved December 03, 2020, from https://www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/c/cortazar.htm

after this a lot of his works were heavily related with politics

Who was Julio Cortazar? Everything You Need to Know. (n.d.). Retrieved December 03, 2020, from https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/julio-cortazar-4912.php

Julio Cortázar. (n.d.). Retrieved December 03, 2020, from https://www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/c/cortazar.htm

Known books :"El libro de Aurora: Textos, conversaciones y notas de Aurora Bernadez"

Married to crotazar from 1953 to 1967 (divorced)

Died the 8 of november of 2014 (stroke)

Married to Julio Jose Cortazar (divorced)

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Married to Maria Descotte (Divorced)